A to Z of benefits
Topics:
For details of each of the benefits administered by the Department, please visit the links below. These pages will provide you with further information, points of contact and claim forms wherever possible.
A
B
- Bereavement Allowance
- Bereavement Payment
- Bereavement Support Payment
- Budgeting Loan
- Apply for a Social Fund Budgeting Loan online
C
- Carer's Allowance
- Carer's Credit
- Child Benefit
- Child Funeral Fund
- Child Maintenance
- Child Tax Credits (see Tax Credits)
- Christmas Bonus
- Cold Weather Payment
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Crisis Loans
D
E
F
G
H
- Help with health costs
- Home Responsibilities Protection - now Carer's Credit
- Housing Benefit
- Housing Benefit Extended Payment
I
J
M
N
O
P
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Pneumoconiosis, byssinosis & misc. disease scheme benefits
R
S
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- Second State Pension (see Additional State Pension)
- Short Term Benefit Advances
- State Pension
- Statutory Adoption Pay
- Statutory Maternity Pay
- Statutory Paternity Pay
- Statutory Sick Pay
- Sure Start Maternity Grant